"Analyses how world views of uncertainty and certainty have alternated and conflicted from the Renaissance to the modern day. The author argues that a pragmatic middle path that accepts unpredictability but deals with it through science and trust will help us successfully manage unpredictable events and deal with crises together"--
"Analyses how world views of uncertainty and certainty have alternated and conflicted from the Renaissance to the modern day. The author argues that a pragmatic middle path that accepts unpredictability but deals with it through science and trust will help us successfully manage unpredictable events and deal with crises together"--
Peter Haldén is Associate Professor in the Department of War Studies and Military History at the Swedish Defence University.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction; 2. Divine providence, history and fortuna; 3. Accommodations of uncertainty (1650 1790); 4. The future as promise, problem and project (1790 1913); 5. Hubris and trepidation (1914 1989); 6. Conjuring uncertainty (1989 2022); 7. Conclusions.
1. Introduction; 2. Divine providence, history and fortuna; 3. Accommodations of uncertainty (1650 1790); 4. The future as promise, problem and project (1790 1913); 5. Hubris and trepidation (1914 1989); 6. Conjuring uncertainty (1989 2022); 7. Conclusions.
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